Mechanical duck



Dec. 19, 1950 c. E. MANN 2,534,609

MECHANICAL nucx Filed Dec. 31, 1946 a Sheets-Sheet 1 I u ventar Cecil E.Mann Atomeys Dec. 19, 1950 c. E. MANN 2,534,609

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MECHANICAL DUCK Filed Dec. 31, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor Cecil E.Mann.

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This invention relates to improvements in toy mechanical ducks.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved wheel supported toymechanical duck.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved wheelsupported toy mechanical duck having means incorporated thereinoperatively connected with its supporting wheels for causing movement ofthe ducks head, bill, neck, wings, tail and eyes as the duck is pushedalong a fiat surface or floor by means of a stick or wand detachablysecured in the body of the duck.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved wheelsupported toy mechanical duck having an axle shaped to form a centrallydisposed crank with wheels supported upon the opposite ends thereof,said duck also having its head, bill, neck, wings and tail portionspivotally supported upon the body of the duck and connected by suitablelinkage with said crank, whereby movement of said hereinbefore mentionedparts will be effected as the toy duck is pushed along a flat surface.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved form andconstruction of wheel supported toy mechanical duck which will be highlyamusing and interesting when operated, and relatively inexpensive tomanufacture and produce.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved wheel supported toymechanical duck;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the improved wheel supported toy mechanicalduck;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the improved wheelsupported toy mechanical duck;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line Ali of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the improved wheel supported toymechanical duck shown partly in section and with the body side boardsremoved;

Figure 6 is an exploded view of the several parts which form theimproved wheel supported toy mechanical duck;

Figure '7 is a detail view of the linkage connection for operating theducks eyes, and

Figure 8 is a perspective view of one of the disk supporting wheelsbeing partly broken away and in section to show the constructionthereof.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings to designate correspondingparts.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided an improved form ofwheel supported toy mechanical, duck having a central body portion madeof wood or plastic, or from any other desired material, being generallydenoted by the reference numeral i and including the breast portion 2and combined back and body portion 3 secured together by means of theflanged metal crank case or guard 4 disposed between the adjacent loweredges of said portions and secured thereto by means of the nails orfasteners 5. The upper opposite edges of the crank case or guard t arenotched as at 6, and support theoppositely disposed bearing plates '17and 8, through which the axle 9 with its centrally formed crank Ill isrotatably mounted.

Disk supporting wheels generally designated by the reference numeral iiare fixed to the opposite ends of the axle 9 for. rotation therewith andcomprise the tubular bearing portions l2 which overlie said axle ends,and cooperating conical disks is secured together at their peripheraledges by the U-shape rims M having, 'fas.-.

tening clips for joining their adjacent ends, and frusto-conical hubcaps it extending over the outer central portions of said wheels, beingsecured to the disks i3 by means of the hooked fastening fingers i'iformed thereon to extend through slots 58 in said disks.

Laterally extending supporting pegs i9 and 23 are secured in theopposite sides of the portions 2 and 3 of the body I, and are adapted toextend through openings 2t and 28 formed through the inner side boards22 and 23 which are of the same size as the complete body of the toyduck, to support the same in positon. The side boards 22 and 23 areprovided with the arcuate slots 2a through which mechanism hereinafterdescribed will extend and operate.

Spaced longitudinally aligned sockets 25 and will be formed in the outerand upper surfaces of said side boards 22 and 23, to receive the innerends of the lockng pins or pegs 2'5 and 23 supported by the w ngsimulating side boards 2e and so when placed in contact with the outersurfaces of the side boards 22 and 2S. Additional openings 3! and 32will be formed through.

the s'de boards 2E? and 30 to receive the outer ends of the supportingpegs is and The bearing plates '5 and 8 for the ends of the axle 9 willbe secured to the lower edges of the adjacent side boards 22 and 2E},and to the lower edges of the side boards 23 and 33, by means of screws(not shown) or in any other desired manner.

The neck portion 33 of the duck will be formed with a longitudinallyextending axial bore 36, and will be pivotally supported at its innerend upon the bearing or ivot pin 35 mounted between the main body sideboards 22 and 23. A head portion 35 will be secured in any desiredmanner upon the outer end of the neck portion 33 to form the upperportion 31' of the bill, and will be recessed at 33 to permit rotationof the crank 33 mounted transversely of the slot 40 formed in the upperend of said neck 33. Eyes 75 will be secure to the outer ends of thecrank being movable when said crank is operated. A lower portion as ofthe bill will be pivoted on the cross pin 22 mounted transversely of theslot 66 and will be conn cted at its inner end to the wire connectingrod 33 whose outer end is connected to the crank 39 and extends throughthe axial bore through the neck 33, to be adiustably connected at fillwith the bent spring member or finger l3 secured by the nail to theport-ion 2 of the body I of the duck.

Spaced connecting rods 55 will be connected by the pin 58 to an offsetear 49 on the neck 33, and the opposite ends or said rods a l will besecured to the crank IE forming a part of the axle 9, whereby =tation ofthe wheels ii will cause the ducks to oscillate upwardly and downwardlywith the lower portion ll of the bill being repeatedly opened andclosed.

The tail portion of the duck comprises a substantially rectangularshaped plate 55, the inner end of which is pivotally mounted upon thehinge 55 secured to the rear top end of the body portion A guide plate52 is secured to the lower surface of ie tail plate 58 adjacent itsforward end, and slidably supports the cross-pin 53 upon which the rearoffset ends of the operating links 5 3 are mounted. Upwardly extendingconnecting links 55 are mounted at their lower ends upon the crank illand have their upper ends pivotally connected to the forward ends of theoperating links 5 by means of the pivot pins From the foregoingdescription, it will be apparent that rotation of the wheels Ii willoperate the crank ill and links 55 and 54 to cause the flat tail 58 tomove upwardly and downwardly upon its supporting hinge 5i.

Longitudinally e2; ending hinges and 5? will be attached to the oppositesides of the body portion 3 at its upper edge approximately midway ofthe length of the ducks body, and will pivotally support the metal orlight material wings 53 and 59 at their inner edges upon the removablehinge pins 59.

The guides 65 will be secured to the under'surfaces of the wings 53 and59 to extend laterally thereof and in spaced relation thereto, the samebeing adapted to receive the forwardly extending curved ends 62 and 83of the oppositely ex tending spaced arms of the U-shape wing operatingmember whose central or web portion is pivotally mounted for rotationthrough the bearing collar or sleev $5 extending through the inner endsof the tail operating links whereby said wings will be caused to flap asthe toy is pushed forwardly along a flat surface upon its supportingwheels.

A forwardly and inwardly extending socket 66 is formed in the backportion 3 of the duck and is adapted to detachably receive one end of astick or wand 67, which will be grasped at its outer end to push themechanical duck forwardly 4 along a fiat surface to make the severalmovable parts thereof operate to simulate the movements of a live duck.It will be understood that the toy may be made to simulate any desiredanimal, fowl or fish.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that there has beendevised and provided a highly interesting and amusing form of mechanicalduck, which will be readily manufactured at a relatively inexpensivecost.

While the preferred embodiment of the instant invention has beenillustrated and described, it will be understood that it is not intendedto limit the scope of the invention thereto, as many minor changes indetail of construction may be resorted to without departure from thespirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A mechanical toy animal including a longitudinal body, side boardshaving apertures and secured to said body, outer side boards secured tothe apertured side boards, a crank supported by the lower edges of saidside boards, wheels on said crank, a tail hinged to the rear upper edgeof the body and links pivoted to said crank and said tail for operatingsaid tail, wings pivotally secured to the upper edge of said body and awing operating member pivoted to one of said links and to said wings, aneck pivoted to said body at the upper forward end thereof, pitman rodsconnecting said crank and said neck to pivotally actuate said neck, arecess at the outer end of said neck and a bill portion pivotallymounted therein, a crank mounted in said recess, a resilient armattached at one end to said body and secured to the throw of said lastmentioned crank, said bill portion attached to said resilient arm formovement therewith upon movement of said neck.

2. The combination of claim 1 and a crank case attached to said bodycovering said first mentioned crank, and said wing operating memberincluding a substantially U-shaped member having curved legs attached tothe wings and a web pivoted to said one of said tail operating links.

In a mechanical to which includes a body with means securing wheels tosaid body, a crank carried by said body and secured to said wheels, aneck portion pivoted to said body and a link connecting said neckportion and said crank whereby upon rotation of said crank said neckportion oscillates, a bill portion pivoted t said neck and a resilientarm fixed at one end to said body and secured to said bill to pivotallyoperate said bill in response to pivotal movement of said neck portionas said neck portion oscillates.

CECIL E. MANN.

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